Enjoying High-Definition Video With Your Camcorder - Canon Vixia HG20 Instruction Manual

Enjoying High-Definition Video with your
Camcorder
Preserve your most treasured memories, be it unforgettable scenery or cherished
moments spent with family and friends, with high-definition video recordings of a
quality second only to actually being there.
What is High-Definition Video?
1,080
lines
Your camcorder features a full high-definition image sensor (Full HD CMOS) that captures
video at a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels
unparalleled high quality, fine detail and lifelike vivid colors.
How does full high definition compare with standard-definition TV broadcasts?
Approximately 6 times the number of pixels.
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More than twice the number of scanning lines.
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"Full HD 1080" refers to Canon camcorders compliant with high-definition
video composed of 1,080 vertical pixels (scanning lines).
What is Cinema Mode?
Give your recordings a cinematic look by using the [
( 47). Combine this recording program with the 24 fps progressive frame rate
[ PF24] to get the enhanced effect of the 24p Cinema Mode.
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Video is recorded at this resolution only when the recording mode is set to MXP or FXP mode.
In other recording modes, the picture is resized to 1,440 x 1,080 pixels before being recorded.
Even in that case, the picture captured is detailed enough to render richly detailed recordings.
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Capture the finest detail,
like the movement or shine
of a single strand of hair
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. This results in video recordings of
Cine Mode] recording program